Luiz Garcia Jr. (born May 4, 1971) is a Brazilian race car driver.

Biography

He was born in

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. He began his racing career in karting, where he won three Brazilian titles (1986, 1987, 1988) and two runner-ups. He raced in the Brazilian

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1600 in 1990 and 1991, in which he would become champion in his sophomore season, and British

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in 1992 (10th) and 1993 (championship runner up, 3 wins, 2 poles). In 1994 and 1995, he raced on European Formula 3. He then raced in the

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series in 1997 and 1998 finishing 13th and 12th in series points in his two seasons, capturing a single win in 1998 at

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. He made his

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debut at the 1999 season opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway for

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. After 7 races with Coyne he moved to Hogan Racing where he made three more starts. In 2000 he returned and ran a full season in the #25 Arciero Project Racing Group

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- Mercedes sponsored by Brazilian companies Hollywood and

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. He scored 6 points, good enough for 27th in the championship, with a best finish of 11th at the

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. He returned for the first two races of the 2001 season with Coyne before poor finishes and a lack of funding ended his CART career. He has not driven in a major professional auto race since his last CART appearance.

Racing record

British F3 Championship

British F3000 Championship

American open-wheel racing results

( key)

Indy Lights

CART

Gallery

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References

External links

Luiz Garcia Jr. website (updated to 1998)

The official website of the British Formula 3 Championship
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